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Meanings of despised in English

Treated with contempt.

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Usage of despised in English
1
In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them.
The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics
2
Congreve died in the enjoyment of high consideration; Wycherley forgotten or despised.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
3
After the French Revolution it was associated with the despised Ancien Regime.
Radio NZ
4
The Bravo shuddered, and he moved among the despised graves in silence.
The Bravo: A Tale
5
The one nature magnified labor, the other nature depreciated and despised it.
Addresses by the Right Reverend Phillips Brooks
6
A sense of the preciousness of the despised thing wakes in him.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
7
I was given to understand that the reverse was to be despised.
Go Set a Watchman
8
Seven, a number he despised but had discovered was a useful marker.
The new yorker
9
The Christians disliked the Stoics, the Stoics despised and persecuted the Christians.
Seekers after God
10
Fico, a former Communist Party member, is despised by the Slovak right.
Reuters
11
She hated and despised the Stanhopes; but that feeling distressed her greatly.
Barchester Towers
12
You despised me for mentioning the Hiticutts' income; it was the atmosphere.
The Morgesons: A Novel
13
They belonged to the vanquished race; they were of a despised nationality.
Oriental Religions and Christianity / A Course of Lectures Deliv...
14
The captive of the one would not be despised by the other.
More Hunting Wasps
15
We chatted for ten minutes about people we despised most at school.
Mysterious Skin
16
And he despised even the thought of any type of gun control.
The devil's touch
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Despised across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common